US Plant Patent PP9550
Amakusa
Citrus tree `Amakusa`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 15, 2015. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP9550
- Filed
- March 15, 1995
- Granted
- May 14, 1996
- Expires
- March 15, 2015
- Assignee
- FRUIT TREE RESEARCH STATION MI
- Inventor
- MATSUMOTO RYOJI; YAMAMOTO MASASHI; YAMADA YOSHIO; OKUDAI NAOMI; IKEMIYA HIDEKAZU; ASADA KENSUKE; OIYAMA IWAO; MURATA HIRONO; YOSHINAGA KATSUICHI; KOIZUMI MEISAKU; IWANAMI TORU
Abstract
Disclosed is a citrus tree having a moderate spreading vigor, and bearing medium size and round shaped fruit with a deep orange skin color and a low acidity. This new and distinct variety of citrus tree is an early maturing citrus cultivar, is fairly resistant to diseases, was bred by a crossing of "T-378" (the seed parent) and "Page" (the pollen parent), bears good quality fruit, and is an excellent citrus cultivar.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of citrus tree, substantially as illustrated and described herein, characterized over known citrus trees by (A) having a moderate vigor with a growth habit of slightly spreading; (B) having a round type fruit, with a deep orange skin color, and a smooth skin; wherein said fruit is easily peeled; and the flesh of the fruit has a soft texture, a low orange flavor and a low acidity, is juicy and sweet; and thus said fruit is suitable as table fruit; (C) maturing early in the season.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP9550 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.